Carlos Alcaraz Triumphs but Sinner Can Peak at Wimbledon 2025
Locker Room
May 19, 2025
Carlos Alcaraz apologised to the Roman crowd for beating Jannik Sinner at his home tournament. The Spaniard couldn’t help being so brilliant, of course. He couldn’t make unforced errors just to please the locals. In fact he made precious few all final. Alcaraz wasn’t about to take the sting out of that wounding forehand either. […]
Jasmine Paolini Makes Roman History with Win Over Coco Gauff
Locker Room
May 18, 2025
Jasmine Paolini wiped away forty years of hurt in Rome. That’s how long it had been since the Italian Open had seen a singles winner from the host nation. Raffaella Reggi lifted the trophy in 1985. But pocket rocket Paolini is an even bigger star after her 6-4, 6-2 success over Coco Gauff at the […]
Jannik Sinner Is Back and Close to Perfection at Italian Open
Locker Room
May 16, 2025
Jannik Sinner summoned tennis from the gods to make a recent title-winner look ordinary. Casper Ruud thought the 6-0, 6-1 display from Sinner was so stunning that he had to laugh at his own helplessness. Ruud recently beat Britain’s Jack Draper to win Madrid. But the brilliant Norwegian was brushed aside as though he hardly […]
MY 15TH WORLD TEAM CUP APPEARANCE FOR GREAT BRTAIN WAS AN INCREDIBLE TEAM EXPERIENCE.
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May 14, 2025
I’ve just been to Turkey for my fifteenth World Team Cup – the wheelchair tennis version of the Davis Cup or Billie Jean Cup. It is the 40th edition of the event – and featured 44 teams from 20 nations across the men’s, women’s, quad and junior teams. This was the one chance in the […]
Carlos Alcaraz Plays Jack Draper in Rome Quarter-final Today
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Carlos Alcaraz against Jack Draper immediately summons images of a packed Centre Court at Wimbledon 2025 and excitement in the air. It is a clash that could well take place at the spiritual home of tennis this summer. Carlos Alcaraz playing Jack Draper at Wimbledon 2025 would place a huge premium on tickets. Everyone would […]
Emma Raducanu Plays Coco Gauff in Gladiatorial Roman Showdown
Locker Room
May 12, 2025
Emma Raducanu against Coco Gauff on a significant stage. This is just the sort of contest to whet the appetite for the biggest tournament of them all. Emma Raducanu against Coco Gauff on Centre Court at Wimbledon 2025. Now that would make for one of the most memorable moments at the greatest Grand Slam on […]
Casper Ruud Edges Jack Draper in Madrid, Sabalenka also Wins
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May 5, 2025
Casper Ruud stayed strong in Madrid to land the biggest title of his career so far. The Norwegian has twice been all the way to the French Open final – and most would say he is at his best on clay, Yet Jack Draper had chances to prevail in this intriguing final. He served for […]
Coco Gauff Plays Sabalenka In Final, Draper Marches On
Locker Room
May 2, 2025
Coco Gauff reduced Iga Swiatek to tears with her brilliance in Madrid. It’s never nice to see any player reduced to emotional meltdown – and there may be other factors involved in the life of the highly strung Pole. But the one-sided nature of Gauff’s sparkling victory means we could be starting to look at […]
Jack Draper Through to Play Tommy Paul in Last Sixteen
Locker Room
April 30, 2025
Jack Draper turned his back on his opponent and didn’t even know it was over. The brilliant Englishman had just sent a crushing forehand past Matteo Berrettini to seal the first-set breaker by a convincing 7-2. Draper was changing a sweat-soaked wrist band when he sensed the big man nearby. The Italian knew his own […]
Novak Djokovic Defeat Suggests Wimbledon 2025 Final Bow
Locker Room
April 27, 2025
Novak Djokovic knows he can’t carry on losing to relative unknowns. Matteo Arnaldi ended the great man’s Madrid campaign early. A straightforward 6-3, 6-4 dismissal of the all-time great was a moment for the Italian to savour. And it didn’t even feel like a huge upset. That’s a reflection of the way Novak’s illustrious career […]